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This time we profile Ruth Brown, one of the biggest R&B singers of the 1950s, who first hit the top of the Billboard charts, this week in 1950.
- Added: Apr 23, 2018
- Length: 03:29
Tristan Oliver - Cinematographer - Curse of the Were-Rabbit, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, ParaNorman, Loving Vincent, and Isle of Dogs
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- Added: Apr 21, 2018
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
This time we profile The Howlin’ Wolf, who made his debut on the Billboard R&B charts in 1951.
- Added: Apr 17, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time we profile Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who first recorded with an electric guitar, this week in 1941.
- Added: Apr 15, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time we profile Professor Longhair, who first recorded a beloved Mardi Gras classic, this week in 1949.
- Added: Apr 14, 2018
- Length: 03:29
Nathan Halpern - Composer - Rich Hill, All the Presidents Men Revisited, One Percent More Humid, and The Rider
- Added: Apr 13, 2018
- Length: 29:00
This time, we profile Henry Thomas, whose two dozen recordings for Vocalion, made in the late 1920s, hark back to a time before the blues.
- Added: Apr 10, 2018
- Length: 03:29
Miami Marine Stadium inspires this tale of modernist architecture and Biscayne Bay, of speedboats and rock stars, of skateboarding, street art and ...
- Added: Apr 09, 2018
- Length: 46:07
This time, we profile harmonica ace Junior Wells — who was in the studio laying down some classic tracks for Delmark Records, this week in 1965.
- Added: Apr 08, 2018
- Length: 03:29
On this episode of Art Beat, Logan Erickson takes us to the Frozen River Film Festival to speak with filmmaker Cecilia Cornejo on her new documenta...
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- Added: Apr 06, 2018
- Length: 27:11
- Purchases: 1
This time, we profile Little Richard and Specialty Records owner Art Rupe, who, at first anyway, wasn’t too impressed by Little Richard.
- Added: Apr 06, 2018
- Length: 03:29
Bassist Graydon Peterson, drummer Jay Epstein and guitarist Park Evans comprise Fire Bell. The group is a modern jazz trio that shares musical visi...
- Added: Apr 05, 2018
- Length: 08:00
This time, we profile blues piano mystery man, Black Bob — who was in the studio this week with Memphis Minnie, in 1935.
- Added: Apr 02, 2018
- Length: 03:29
Consuelo Catucci - Italian Film Editor - Angel of Evil, The Dinner, Perfect Strangers, 7 Minutes, and The Place
- Added: Mar 31, 2018
- Length: 29:00
Kazuhiro Tsuji - Sculptor and Prosthetic Makeup Designer - Rhapsody in August, Men In Black, Planet of the Apes, The Curious Case of Benjamin Butto...
- Added: Mar 25, 2018
- Length: 29:00
This time we profile Wynonie Harris, who hit the top of the Billboard Rhythm & Blues charts with "Good Rockin' Tonight," this week in 1948.
- Added: Mar 21, 2018
- Length: 03:29
Olivier Mellano - Composer and Musician - Love Like Poison, MellaNoisEscape, The Girl Without Hands, No Land
- Added: Mar 17, 2018
- Length: 29:00
This time, we profile Woodrow Adams, who made his recording debut in Memphis, this week in 1952.
- Added: Mar 16, 2018
- Length: 03:29
On this episode of Art Beat, we take you to the Frozen River Film Festival here in Winona, MN to talk to filmmaker Mary Farrell. Mary is the direct...
- Added: Mar 16, 2018
- Length: 20:47
This time, we profile Wilbert Harrison, who landed at the top of the R&B charts in 1959 — but created a headache for producer Bobby Robinson.
- Added: Mar 16, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile harmonica wizard Little Walter, who cut "the national anthem of blues harmonica," this week in 1952.
- Added: Mar 14, 2018
- Length: 03:29
Julian Slater - Sound Designer, Editor, and Mixer - Hillary and Jackie, Shaun of the Dead, Girl With the Pearl Earring, Attack the Block, Mad Max: ...
- Added: Mar 10, 2018
- Length: 29:00
This time, we take a look at one historic day of recording — May 5th, 1937 — that changed the course of blues history.
- Added: Mar 09, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time we profile Lightnin' Hopkins, who, in 1954, laid down some hard rocking sides for Herald Records.
- Added: Mar 07, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile Etta James, who landed at the top of the Billboard R&B charts this week in 1955, with "The Wallflower."
- Added: Mar 05, 2018
- Length: 03:29
